Japan top court says surgery requirement for gender change unconstitutional -Nikkei

FILE PHOTO: Women hold hands during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade in Tokyo
FILE PHOTO: Women hold hands during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) culture in Tokyo, Japan, May 8, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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The court's grand bench, which consists of all 15 justices, said that the current surgery requirement for gender change was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court previously ruled in 2019 that the requirement was constitutional.

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